The team then equipped Fidati’s prosthetic with heat-sensitive sensors, and small devices called thermodes, which can apply ...

The human foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. Yet, most prosthetic feet on the market ...

With an easily deflected toe - not too hard or too soft - the product returns energy without overpowering the less mobile amputee. Users will enjoy a more natural and efficient stride, allowing ...

The results of scientific tests using replicas of two ancient Egyptian artificial toes, including one that was found on the foot of a mummy, suggest that they’re likely to be the world’s first ...

A current student and two graduates of Kennesaw State University’s Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics program ...

Here, she is inserting nails into a prosthetic foot. The person who the prosthetic is for is very involved and often in the studio while de Oliveira Barata is working. Here she is checking details ...

In standard below-the-knee amputations, muscles that control the foot are wrapped around the stump to create a soft padding, which makes the prosthetic more comfortable. However, this process ...

NARRATOR: Today, Yusuf is in Hertfordshire to meet Pollyanna, a 12-year-old girl with a love of ballet. POLLYANNA: I first got into ballet when I was four. I want to be a dancer when I grow up.